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Caldwell Blind Man’s Bluff Connecticut is the third BMB I’ve tried – after the Maduro and Habano. The wrapper is a smooth brown Ecuadoran Connecticut with veins so small they’d…

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Delightful and approachable blend of coffee, dark chocolate, and a nice earthy woodiness.

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Morning Smokes

I enjoy smoking cigars with a morning coffee as much as I enjoy smoking them with an evening whiskey.

I just bought a sampler set of the Java flavors to see…

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Liberty 2013 actually.

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The Oliva Connecticut Reserve is a solid choice. I found it to be a smooth and creamy experience right from the get-go. I picked up a lot of toasted nuts…

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Happy Independence Day. For this day I decided on the Alec Bradley American Classic. A solid medium bodied smoke. Good taste and aroma Construction is decent. This cigar is overall…

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Complex and satisfying smoke, delivering rich notes of dark chocolate and espresso balanced by a pleasant peppery kick. It's a great value for a Nicaraguan puro, showcasing the region's bold…

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Caldwell 22 Minutes To Midnight San Andres Corona Extra features Dominican and Nicaraguan tobacco covered in a dark chocolate brown San Andres wrapper between smooth and very light sandpaper texture…

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Gispert Toro is a Honduran manufactured stick I haven’t smoked in many years. I recall liking the experience, but memory doesn’t serve as well at my age. A refresher course…

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From the very first puff, I'm greeted by a delightful dance of pepper and rich earth that beautifully evolves into notes of cedar and leather. This Nicaraguan puro, with its…

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A couple of firsts for me this morning. The TAA Exclusive cigar and some Kona coffee I roasted several days ago. First the coffee, to paraphrase Vincent from Pulp Fiction,”That's…

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Asylum Insanity Later is the evil twin of the Serenity Now, which I reviewed last month. Time to take a walk on the dark side. Serenity Now is described by…

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Hanging with friends in the gazebo! Enjoying the Rocky Patel Number 6. Always a good stick! Enjoying it with a glass of Full Proof bourbon! A good way to beat…

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Drew Estates did a superb job with this meaty stick!

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Rocky Patel DBS Robusto

This dark, oily, hearty smoke was enjoyable.

The flavors danced around the peppery darkness of joy with a hint of coffee-esque notes that made for a relaxing evening.…

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Ramon Alones by AJ Fernandez is a full bodied Nicaraguan flavor bomb with a toothy, somewhat oily, gritty habano oscuro wrapper

The cigar hits you immediately with wood, pepper, earth, coffee,…

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I was quite disappointed with this smike. A prominent stem near the head and the cap unraveling right after lighting made for a terrible draw and uneven burn. Despite these…

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Warped Serie Gran Reserva 1988 is made with Nicaraguan filler and a Nicaraguan binde and covered in a Nicaraguan Corojo wrapper with an ever so slight feel of oiliness. The…

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The Trinidad Espiritu Series No.1 offered a delightful journey, starting with creamy vanilla and a subtle white pepper spice that beautifully evolved into notes of roasted nuts and coffee. Its…

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Caldwell Long Live The Queen Queen’s Crown is a 50 x 6 toro made with Nicaraguan and Dominican filler, a Sumatran binder and covered in a light brown slightly oily…

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The lingering sensation is profound, a complex echo of rich earth and phantom spice. It's a paradox, this "genuine counterfeit," leaving a deep, dark imprint that feels both illicit and…

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This is a 5.5X54 Nicaraguan Puro. Coffee and a nuttyness is the main tasting notes on the Medium profile Robusto. Colorado Maduro wrapper had a very attractive matt finish. It…

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HVC Hot Cake Laguito is a 4 ½ x 52 shorty that has been getting some attention at lounges and cigar get-togethers recently. Two tobacconists and two friends recommended I…

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I found the La Aurora 1962 Corojo to be a really enjoyable smoke, offering a satisfying medium-bodied experience with prominent notes of cedar and a pleasant touch of baking spices.…

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Asylum 13 Ogre 652 features a Nicaraguan binder and filler and is covered in an interesting medium veined barberpole of Candela and Habano Maduro from Nicaragua. Add the green and…

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